Gyirong: Rescuers carry out search and rescue operations at the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A fast-moving chain mudslide, triggered by a high-altitude glacier collapse on the Nepalese side, has caused heavy casualties and left many missing at a port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Rescuers immediately launched an all-out effort to reach the mudslide-hit port and search for the missing.
Bengaluru: The Isha Foundation expressed fears for the safety of 80 participants of its Kailash Sojourn group who were at Gyirong Port when a devastating flood struck the area, saying the extent of destruction and information gathered from people on the ground had led teams to “expect the worst”.
In an update shared with the well-wishers and families of the participants, Isha Foundation said search and rescue operations were being carried out by Chinese authorities at Gyirong Port, where personnel and equipment had been deployed.
The rescue efforts were temporarily suspended on August 28 due to the risk of a second flood and resumed by noon local time, the organisation said.
“We wish with all our hearts that we could offer you something more hopeful. Everything our teams have seen, and everything those closest to the site have shared with us, has led us to expect the worst,” the statement said.
